PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INFECTED. 132 HAVE DIED. TEO: SACRAMENTO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT IS GETTING READY TO ROLL OUT A DISTANCE-LEARNING PROGRAM IN TWO WEEKS. FIRST, THEY NEED PEOPLE TO DISTRIBUTE MEALS DISTANCE IN NEED. TONI: LETICIA JUAREZ IS LIVE WITH THE CALL TO THE COMMUNITY. LETICIA: THIS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IS ONE OF THE BUSIEST SITES IN SACRAMENTO FOR THE FOOD DISTRIBUTION. DISTRICTWIDE, THEY HAVE HANDED OUT MORE THAN 200,000 MEALS IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS INDEFINITELY NEED VOLUNTEERS TO KEEP THE PROGRAM GOING STRONG. ACCORDING TO THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THREE OUT OF FOUR STUDENTS IN THE SACRAMENTO DISTRICT AR CONSIDERED LOW INCOME AND CAN USE THE FOOD SO THEY DO NOT GO HUNGRY. THE DISTRICT IS PREPARING TO HAND OUT 45,000 MEALS DAILY WITH THE CRISIS. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS THE STATE IS EASING UP ON RULES THAT PREVIOUSLY STATED CHILDREN HAD TO BE IN THE CAR TO GET A MEAL. THAT IS NO LONGER THE CASE. PARENTS CAN GET MEALS FOR THEIR CHILDREN 0-18. THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS WORKING TO POSSIBLY OFFER HOME DELIVERIES FOR PARENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE TRANSPORTATION. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE ONE AND 200 STAFF MEMBERS HELPING TO DISTRIBUTE FOOD. THE DISTRICT NEEDS MORE VOLUNTEERS TO SIGN UP. IF YOU CAN HELP AND ARE HEALTHY, YOU ARE URGED TO CONTACT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IMMEDIATELY. FOOD DISTRIBUTIONS GET UNDERWAY AT 8:00 THIS MORNING. THEY GO FROM 8:00 UNTIL 12:30 AND AGAIN IN THE AFTERNOON FROM

The Sacramento City Unified School District says it needs more helping hands to distribute to-go meals for students. Just in the last two weeks, staff district-wide have served more than 200,000 meals to go for students who are out of school because of the coronavirus outbreak. Three out of four students in the Sacramento City Unified School District are low-income and count on school lunches. With that in mind, the district said it's preparing to continue to hand out up to 35,000 to-go meals daily at its 31 school sites. Parents can get a meal for children up to 18 years old, and the rules have changed so children no longer have to be present in order to receive food. The school district is also working to start making home deliveries for parents who don't have transportation. Superintendent Jorge Aguilar said feeding children in the district is a top priority and access is key to making sure no one falls through the cracks. Currently, there are about 200 staff members helping to distribute food. If you can volunteer and are healthy, you are encouraged to contact the school district. The website to volunteer is www.scusd.edu/volunteermeals. Meal distribution happens Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. and from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.W2lmcmFtZSBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vZDJjbXZicTdzeHgzM2ouY2xvdWRmcm9udC5uZXQvZW1haWwvcHJvZF9jb3JvbmF2aXJ1c19pZnJhbWVfYXJ0aWNsZS5odG1sIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjQxNCIgc3R5bGU9IndpZHRoOjEwMCU7Ym9yZGVyOm5vbmU7b3ZlcmZsb3c6aGlkZGVuIiBzY3JvbGxpbmc9Im5vIiBmcmFtZWJvcmRlcj0iMCIgYWxsb3dUcmFuc3BhcmVuY3k9InRydWUiXVsvaWZyYW1lXe+7vwo=

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —

The Sacramento City Unified School District says it needs more helping hands to distribute to-go meals for students.

Just in the last two weeks, staff district-wide have served more than 200,000 meals to go for students who are out of school because of the coronavirus outbreak.

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Three out of four students in the Sacramento City Unified School District are low-income and count on school lunches. With that in mind, the district said it's preparing to continue to hand out up to 35,000 to-go meals daily at its 31 school sites.

Parents can get a meal for children up to 18 years old, and the rules have changed so children no longer have to be present in order to receive food.

The school district is also working to start making home deliveries for parents who don't have transportation.

Superintendent Jorge Aguilar said feeding children in the district is a top priority and access is key to making sure no one falls through the cracks.

Currently, there are about 200 staff members helping to distribute food.

If you can volunteer and are healthy, you are encouraged to contact the school district.